It's a little like those synchronized high divers...

...except for the cute swim shorts and lack of body hair. Oh, and athletic prowess.

First off, thanks so much for all of the nice comments on the Silk Kerchief. I am glad you guys liked it! It really is a fun, quick knit, so you should totally make one!

So. Where then to really start? Possibly an explanation of sorts? Over the last few months, I have been pretty inactive in the "blog scene" due to what both myself and Courtney have eluded to as a few things we were 1) really flipping excited about and 2) couldn't talk about. It all started with a phone call in April and ended (or, officially began?) with a little ad in Interweave Knits:

That is Stacy modeling. She is the manager at Rosie's. She's flipping adorable. She is also really nice. (We paid her in one cupcake. It was over 90 degrees out).

So...What's the deal? Courtney and I are now the official distributors of the Fibre Company yarns! We are a newly incorporated company, Kelbourne Woolens and will also be in charge of the graphics, marketing, pattern support and work in conjunction with the company's founders on product and color development. Both websites are in the process of either being made or re-vamped a bit and, while "live", will not be completely finished until the first of September. The Kelbourne Woolens site will also have a Free Patterns subset (currently there is only a version of my Springtime in Philadelphia beret in the Canopy Fingering that reflects a slightly different working up now, but there will also be sweaters -- the one in the ad featuring Terra for example -- baby items, other accessories, etc. in the upcoming months).

We will also have a blog that announces press, patterns and all of the other exciting happenings with us and the company. I plan on announcing the start of the new Kelbourne Woolens blog here when we get it up and running and at that time I will also have decided the future of Zeitgeist Yarns (admittedly, unfortunately, uncertain).

I am really excited to be starting this venture with Courtney, really excited to work with the yarns (it isn't really work, really) and really excited to move forward with this phase of my career. I remember commenting a while back on how I thought Philadelphia has a bigger role for me than grad school. For as long as I can remember, I have been trying to figure out a way to find a career that is both intellectually and creatively satisfying and I really believe this is it. It is amazing to me that a 5 hour a week job a Rosie's turned into this and I definitely believe the support from the lovely people I have met there, but also from my readers here and on Ravelry who have liked what I do, have really motivated me to jump headfirst into this project.

Wish us luck!